As we still have time until there's actually a chance for a winter-like pattern, I thought it'd be interesting to open a poll about how much snow will fall along the I-95 corridor major cities this winter; total includes what already fell until this point (4.7" in Central Park). Poll closes on 12/15.

As we still have time until there's actually a chance for a winter-like pattern, I thought it'd be interesting to open a poll about how much snow will fall along the I-95 corridor major cities this winter; total includes what already fell until this point (4.7" in Central Park). Poll closes on 12/15.

If the gradient pattern that I think may get going in the 2nd half of December happens, that should favor a possibly good second half of December for Boston. NYC I would have made lower except I am factoring in the 4.7 inches they already have which should get them to at least around average for the winter.

Update through today... only Boston has added snowfall, NYC through DC will have to wait a while, NYC until next week, Philly-DC until afterwards. We could see some of those numbers spike in late January and February, the question is by how much.

Update through today... only Boston has added snowfall, NYC through DC will have to wait a while, NYC until next week, Philly-DC until afterwards. We could see some of those numbers spike in late January and February, the question is by how much.

Since the last update over 1/2 month ago, no snow fell in NYC and DC. With the lack of snow in NYC, only Boston remains with above average snowfall, and has now surpassed its seasonal average. 0.2" fell in Philly and Boston was the winner with 7.2". Overall an inactive February after the blizzard.

Boston has clearly been the big winner this winter especially with the surprise major 3/8 snowstorm, and is now at 63.1" for the season, putting it 20.9" (150%) above the average seasonal snowfall. NYC also got snow from the 3/8 storm and a few other events, adding up to 26.1", which officially puts it at 1" above average for the season to date total. Meanwhile, the Mid Atlantic remains the screw zones, with only 0.2" of additional snow in Philadelphia and DC, despite the much-hyped 3/6 storm that was forecast to bring several inches of snow. Since the 2/8-9 storm, these two locations have hardly received any accumulating snow.

*The average previously used for NYC was inaccurate. According to the newest climo reports from the NWS, Central Park averages 25.1" per winter.

This winter came a long way from the first half... a classic example of a back-loaded winter from NYC into the Northeast. Boston went all the way from 8.6" at the end of January, well below average, to 63.4" in the end of March, well above average. Thanks to one of the coldest and snowiest March patterns in years, almost all of the region saw increased snow totals in the second half of March, including Philadelphia and Washington DC which benefited from a late season snowstorm on 3/25, with DC doubling its winter total with that storm. In the Mid Atlantic into SNE, this was a gradient-type winter with totals well below average in the Mid Atlantic, average in NYC, and above average in New England.